Apply now for the 2011 Blanchan/Doubleday writing awards
Through the generosity of private donor Neltje, the Individual Artists Program of the Wyoming Arts Council gives the Neltje Blanchan and Frank Nelson Doubleday Memorial Awards for excellence in creative writing.
These awards are designed to bring attention to writers who have not yet received wide recognition for their work, and to support emerging writers at crucial times in their careers. Poets, fiction writers, essayists, and script writers who have published no more than one book in each genre and who are not students or faculty members are invited to apply by submitting manuscripts and an entry form by the October 29, 2010 postmark deadline.
The Frank Nelson Doubleday Award , $1,000, is given for the best poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or script written by a woman author.
POSTMARK DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 29, 2010
Blanchan/Doubleday Judge is Jeanne Bryner
Jeanne Bryner was born in Appalachia and grew up in Newton Falls, Ohio. Her family was part of the outmigration from Greene County, Pennsylvania and Monongalia County, West Virginia.
Guidelines for the 2011 Blanchan and Doubleday writing awards
Eligibility:
You may enter if you meet the following requirements:
*You must not be a full-time college student or full-time college faculty.
* You must be at least 18 years old and a legal resident of Wyoming, living in the state for at least ten months of the year, since July 1, 2009.
* To receive an award, you must remain a Wyoming resident until June 30, 2011, living in the state for at least ten months of the year.
*You must not have received a Blanchan or Doubleday award in the last four years. You may apply for these awards if you received a 2010 creative writing fellowship.
* You may not have received a 2011 Arts Council creative writing fellowship.
* You may enter if you have never published a book, if you’ve published only one full-length book of fiction, poetry or nonfiction, or if you have published no more than one book of poetry, one of fiction, and one of nonfiction (self-publication excluded).
* To enter the Frank Nelson Doubleday competition, you must be a woman.
Manuscript guidelines:
* Submit two copies of work, for each competition, typed on 16 or 20 pound 8 1/2" x 11" white
paper. Photocopies are acceptable. You may enter the same work to both competitions, but must
submit two separate copies of it for each award.
* Do not staple manuscripts or use any manuscript cover or binder; paper clip each copy after
collating.
* Submit work in one genre only (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction or script).
* Writing may have been previously published, but don’t submit reprints; published work must be retyped to conform to the rest of the manuscript.
* Manuscript must be consecutively page-numbered. Include title of work and page numbers on
each page.
* Your name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript.
* If you submit more than the allowed page limits (see below), extra pages will be removed; you
will not be notified.
* Do not send supplementary materials (letters, resumes, etc.).
* If novel or play/film synopses are part of the manuscript (this is often helpful to juror), include
them in the total page number count.
Length requirements:
* Poetry, maximum length: 10 printed pages. Type single-spaced, with no more than one poem per printed page.
* Fiction and creative nonfiction, maximum length: 25 printed pages. Type double-spaced, using
either one side or both sides of page.
* Drama and screenplays, maximum length: 25 printed pages. Must be typed and presented in the standard, industry-accepted format for the type of script submitted.
Submission procedures:
* You may enter each competition once only, by October 29, 2010.
* Send two copies of the manuscript for each competition.
* Fill out and enclose a signed entry form (you may use a photocopy) with manuscripts. The same form may be used to enter both competitions.
* If you want the Council to acknowledge receipt of your manuscripts, enclose a self-addressed
stamped postcard.
After you submit your application:
* If you enclosed a self-addressed stamped postcard, the Council will acknowledge receipt of your manuscript.
* Your name and credentials are not available to juror; all manuscripts are identified by number.
Juror will not critique individual manuscripts.
* Winners will be notified after January 7, 2011.
* Manuscripts will not be returned, and will be discarded after the competition. Please be sure to
retain copies of your work.
* You’ll receive $1,000 (after January 7, 2011). At the discretion of the juror, no award may be
given, or both awards may be given to the same writer.
* You’ll sign a contract which verifies that you’re eligible to receive this award.
* You must remain a resident of the state through June 30, 2011, living within its borders for at
least ten months of the year.
* You’ll need to supply a resume and black and white photograph for publicity, and the Council
will ask permission to print some of your work in its publications.
* You’ll retain the right of publication to the work you produce during the award period.
* You must fill out a form, due June 30, 2011, which asks questions about how this award helped
you and what you accomplished during the year. There are no requirements regarding work you
complete during the award period or how you use the funds.
More information here.
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